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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2011

RNA polymerase III drives alternative splicing of the potassium channel-interacting protein contributing to brain complexity and neurodegeneration.

Sara Massone, Irene Vassallo, Manuele Castelnuovo, Gloria Fiorino, Elena Gatta, Mauro Robello, Roberta Borghi, Massimo Tabaton, Claudio Russo, Giorgio Dieci and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara MassoneDepartment of Oncology, Biology, and Genetics, National Institute for Cancer Research, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Irene Vassallo
Manuele Castelnuovo
Gloria Fiorino
Elena Gatta
Mauro Robello
Roberta Borghi
Massimo Tabaton
Claudio Russo
Giorgio Dieci
Ranieri Cancedda
Aldo Pagano
Cancer Genetics (United States) · USUniversity of Genoa · ITUniversity of Parma · ITUniversity of Molise · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alternative splicing generates protein isoforms that are conditionally or differentially expressed in specific tissues. The discovery of factors that control alternative splicing might clarify the molecular basis of biological and pathological processes. We found that IL1-α-dependent up-regulation of 38A, a small ribonucleic acid (RNA) polymerase III-transcribed RNA, drives the synthesis of an alternatively spliced form of the potassium channel-interacting protein (KCNIP4). The alternative KCNIP4 isoform cannot interact with the γ-secretase complex, resulting in modification of γ-secretase activity, amyloid precursor protein processing, and increased secretion of β-amyloid enriched in the more toxic Aβ x-42 species. Notably, synthesis of the variant KCNIP4 isoform is also detrimental to brain physiology, as it results in the concomitant blockade of the fast kinetics of potassium channels. This alternative splicing shift is observed at high frequency in tissue samples from Alzheimer's disease patients, suggesting that RNA polymerase III cogenes may be upstream determinants of alternative splicing that significantly contribute to homeostasis and pathogenesis in the brain.

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Alternative SplicingAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesBrainHeLa CellsHumansKineticsKv Channel-Interacting ProteinsNerve DegenerationPotassium ChannelsProtein IsoformsRNA Polymerase IIITumor Cells, CulturedAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesKCNIP4 protein, humanKv Channel-Interacting ProteinsPotassium ChannelsProtein IsoformsRNA Polymerase III

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PMID21624954
PMCPMC3105541
OpenAlexW2095894769

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